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Those who attended the wedding of Daniel Hosler '06 included (front row) Gabe Greenbaum, Daniel Hosler, Shilpa Borkar, Eileen Schreiber (all '06); second row: Josh Cohen (JV), Katrina Borisjuk, Jessica Bailey, Laura Adams, Rachel Brecher, Leslie Kalisewicz, Alex Dukes, all '06, Lisa Williamson '05, Carla Esteva '06, Tara Drew (JV), Michael Fang '06; third row: Stormy Scott '06, Jason Milesko '05, Ben Rikkers '06, Brad O'Dell '06, Rich McPhillilps '07, Bill Bennett '06, Ryan Graham '05, Brandon Drew '06
 
2006 — Full-Time

Adil Lalani married Zenita in Calgary, Canada, in March 2007. Adil writes, "My wife and I are enjoying our new house and the summertime!"

On July 14, a sizeable Kellogg clan attended Brian Irwin's wedding to Shannon Ames. The ceremony and reception took place in Chicago and was the first Irish Catholic wedding to celebrate the blessed union with the Hora! Shannon and Brian celebrated with Shalini Bhatia, Gosia Bobrowska, Ben Chuba, Kelly Donahoe, Amy Hsiao, Kenny Huang, Czarek Jarzabek, Meghan King, Jessica Lan, Chrissy Lowe, Jason Maga, Luigi Marandola, Sandi Medeiros, Keith Nelson, Dave Neville, Gary Ross, Doug Rouse, Randy Skattum, Sandi Smith, Clay Virgil and Steve Waddell. After a two-week honeymoon in Hawaii, they are living in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago.

 
  A Kellogg reunion in Austin included, from left, Raquel Aceves, Reuben Toledo, Cathy Heitz (JV), Chris Arbuthnot, Steve Weger, Shawn Heitz, Chris McMillen, Tim Moore, Matt Peterson, Gareth Jones and Chris Enock, all '06 Poets.
   
 
  Antoine Borde '06 and his new little one
   
 
  Phillipe d'Arabian '06 and his new twins
   
 
  Robert Hauswirth '06
   
 
  Mina Arsala and Noreen Khowaja, both '06, at Mina's wedding
   
 
  Bhavna and Ashish Kasturia '06
   
 
  Nate Lucht '06, his wife and daughter
   
 
  Attending the wedding of Renee '06 and Alex Martin were (from left) Alex Liu, Timothy Moore, Dennis DeBassio, Kristen Sherman, Ben Olds, Ali Coleman (maid of honor), all '06, Kameron Rezai '07, Mileva Zunjic, Carol Kim, Dheeraj Anej), Kim Olds (Ben's wife), Mike, Diana Lee (bridesmaid) all '06.
   
 
  Aarthi and Sridhar Parameshwaran '06 with baby Jyotsna. For full story see summer 2007 Kellogg World.
   
 
  Bo Parfet '06 at the top of Mt. Everest
   
 
  Adam Scott '06, wife Rachel and son Max Robert
   
 
  David Wittkowsky '06, Chloe Maitrejean and John Maitrejean '06
   
 
  Nazar Yashin, Christian Fernandex, Mileva Zunjic and Carol Kim, all '06, enjoy dinner in Marrakech.

On July 21, Renee Martin married Alex Cherubin, her college sweetheart, in Cleveland among 300 friends and family. After the wedding, Renee and Alex headed to Asia for a Honeymoon tour of Tokyo, Beijing and Phuket, Thailand. After two weeks of rest and relaxation and a few shopping sprees at the custom tailor shops, Renee and Alex are back in their condo in Chicago, trying to balance work with the tasks of sorting through wedding gifts and writing thank you notes. Renee would like to give a shout out to all of her close Kellogg friends who made it to her wedding: "Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful day with Alex and me. It meant the world to have all of you at our wedding!"

On July 28, classmates joined Maria Charnitski when she married Warren Stansberry in Spring Lake, Michigan. They were surrounded by her family and close friends in an incredibly beautiful and touching ceremony. A trolley, lunch by the beach and an elegant evening of dinner and dancing followed. Congratulations Maria; we love you!

Carol Kim writes of her trip to Morocco to attend Amine Sebti's wedding: "In July, Mileva Zunjic and I were able to peel Nazar Yasin away from his desk at Goldman Sachs in London for a 10-day roadtrip through Morocco. We rented a little Renault and went on a fantastic ride that included scuba diving in Tetouan, and discovering the tastiest, remotest diner in Spain. Nazar was able to translate "whaaaaaddduuuuppp" into Arabic, which undoubtedly helped in communicating with the locals. We picked up Cristian Fernandez along the way in Marrakech, and made our way to Casablanca for Amine Sebti and Zineb Benis' amazing three-day wedding festivities, where we were joined by the rest of the Kellogg crew: Keech Combe, Akshay Shetty, Carlo Polacco, Luca Torre, Aurelie Esperandieu, David Milestone, Robert Smith and Ania Smith. Amine and Zineb looked stunning in their Moroccan wedding attire, the ceremonies were unbelievably gorgeous, complete with African percussionists and traditions, and both families were truly gracious hosts."

Mina Arsala got married to Pedram (John) Shafaee in a beautiful ceremony on July 7. They held their ceremony on a clear, cool day in Chicago, at the Harold Washington Library, which we all remember from the Charity Auction Ball our first year. The courtyard was even more lovely under a summer sky, which we didn't get to see in February, and it reflected the beauty and sincerity of the vows underneath. The event was a veritable Moose reunion (we'll include Nick Underhill as an honorary Moose for the day, even though he may not cop to it). Among many close friends from undergraduate work and Kellogg, the event was attended by Amanda Weimer and her husband, Kirk, Aarathi (Agadi) Singh and her husband, Brian Schneider, Noreen Khowaja, Nick Underhill, and Lisa Slouffman and her husband Alex Fisher. Among many fun parts of the event, we all enjoyed dancing to Afghan and Persian music as well as many Kellogg favorites. No one tore up the dance floor quite like Mina and Aarathi, although Amanda and Noreen also did quite well.

Josh Lawrence writes: "I am excited to announce that I married Stefanie Tjaden on Sept. 8 in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Kellogg alums in attendance included: Matt Dickman '07, Kirsten (Ekdahl)Hull, Joshua Mandel '07, Hussain Naqi,J.J. Ofer, Ben Rikkers, Alex Dukes and Nazar Yasin. I am finishing up my management rotations and most likely settling in London this fall."

Jennifer Lewis writes: "I got married to Bryan Jaffe (despite his being a Wharton grad) in a small Jackson, Wyoming, ceremony in July (with Susan Morrow Bell '99 leading the ceremony). Much to Megan King's excitement, Moose were present."

Kellogg alums travelled to Louisville, Kentucky, to attend the traditional Hindu wedding of Shilpa Borkar and Daniel Hosler on May 27. The wedding party included Kellogg alums Alex Dukes, Eileen Schreiber, Jessica Bailey, Stormy Scott, Brad O'Dell, Rich McPhillips and Brian Teets.

Adam Scott writes: "On June 19, my wife Rachel and I welcomed our son, Max Robert Scott, into the world. Max weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and was born with a full head of hair! Max is now 2 months old and is doing great, and Rachel and I are absolutely thrilled."

Philippe D'Arabian and Melissa write: "We couldn't let 2007 slip by without having another baby, could we? We're proud to announce the arrival of twin girls Margaux Capucine and Oceane Avalon, born on Aug. 28. Mom is recovering great, big sisters Valentine and Charlotte are quite proud, and Philippe says now the girls will all have to choose between getting a college education and having a wedding! Four girls under two-and-a-half — now the REAL fun begins."

Nate Lucht writes: "Lillian Kaye Lucht was born on the lucky day of July 7! She weighed in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces. All of us are doing well and are spoiled by the many Kellogg friends that have come to visit us. We can't wait for everyone to meet her dressed in her new Kellogg outfit!"

Antoine Borde writes: "Dear friends, 20 months after Matteo, we are thrilled to announce the birth of baby boy Luca on Aug. 16. Mom and baby are feeling great, big brother and daddy are very proud, and everybody came home today. We can't wait to see you again with our boys, Antoine, Maite, Matteo and Luca."

Bo Parfet sends in a photo from his recent successful Everest expedition on May 17. He received recognition in the Kalamazoo Gazette recently. See a full write-up in the Class Notes, summer 2007 edition.

This summer, a couple alumni planned to meet Tim Moore in Austin, but serendipity led to a surfeit of '06 Poets rocking out in Austin. Chris Enock, Chris Arbuthnot, Chris McMillen, Matt Peterson, Gareth Jones, Steve Weger, Shawn and Cathy Heitz met up with new Austin residents Tim Moore, Raquel Aceves and Reuben Toledo for one crazy night. We're pretty sure a good time was had by all. With Tim's guidance the Chris-es, Heitz-es, Steve and Matt spent the weekend escaping the Austin heat by exploring the surrounding lakes and rivers. Only light casualties were sustained while tubing down the nearby rapids, infiltrating a local waterslide park and violating most rules governing lake boating.

David Wittkowsky writes: "I returned home to Cleveland after graduation to join Whole Health Management as director, business operations. Whole Health, based in Cleveland, is a national leader in providing on-site healthcare services to the employees of major U.S. corporations, including such clients as Continental Airlines, Sprint, Capital One, Fidelity, Intel, Qualcomm and Discovery Communications. This October, David was named vice president of human capital, with strategic HR responsibility for 600 employees across the country. He's enjoying the work, the company's preventive care mission, and his terrific colleagues, even though he's the only Kelloggian in an HBS house. In early August, David passed through Seattle for a quick visit, and was able to connect with Kelly and Celeste Donahoe (Kelly's at Microsoft, Celeste is at SAP) and Jennifer Lewis (who has paired her chef's training with her B-school education to launch Petit Four Legs (petitfourlegs.com), a specialty dog treats bakery. All are doing very well, and enjoying the Pacific Northwest. In August, John Maitrejean (who's at P&G), his wife Heather and their daughter Chloe (1) drove up from Cincinnati for a weekend visit. Lots of rain, lots of laughs, and lots of great food."

Amanda Carol writes: "I left my job as an ABM on HUGGIES Diapers at Kimberly-Clark in late June so that Chas '07 and I could have the summer off. We spent most of our time preparing to move to New Jersey, but escaped for two weeks on a cruise to Russia and Scandinavia. In August we moved to Florham Park, N.J. (between Morristown and Livingston). Chas just started his job as an ABM on Electrasol dishwasher detergent for Reckitt-Benckiser, and I just accepted a position with Novartis OTC as an ABM on Benefiber. We're having fun getting to know the area and taking advantage of our proximity to New York City. We're also looking forward to re-connecting with all the various '06 and '07 Kellogg alums in the area!"

Ashish Kasturia writes: "I married Bhavna during my last quarter at Kellogg. I met her over my summer internship at Credit Suisse in New York City in the summer of 2005. After graduating from Kellogg in 2006, I started my investment banking job at Banc of America Securities in San Francisco. As Bhavna is doing her medical residency in Philadelphia, we lived apart for the first one and a quarter year. In August 2007, we decided enough was enough. Life is short and we wanted to be together. As a result, I quit my job and moved to Philadelphia for the last 10-odd months of Bhavna's residency. At present, I'm adjusting to my new (temporary) life as a devoted house husband, and will soon start looking for my next career (banking is behind me now). Recently we visited Toronto and the Niagara Falls."

Sarah Singer was accepted into the Broad Residency Program, a management development program that places talented early career executives into full-time paid positions at top levels of urban school systems.

 
Amine Sebti's '06 wedding included (clockwise) Keech Combe (green dress), Akshay Shetty (behind Keech), Nazar Yasin (next to Amine), Cristian Fernandez (behind Nazar), Robert Smith (next to Cristian), Ania Smith (next to Rob), Carlo Polacco and girlfriend, Mileva Zunjic, David Milestone (behind Millie), Carol Kim, Aurelie Esperandieu (Luca Torre's girlfriend), Luca Torre, Bahador Mahvelati (Amine's friend in front), Zineb Benis (bride), Amine Sebti
 
Brian '06 and Shannon Irwin celebrated with Kellogg friends at their wedding.
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